Was my Gr, gr, gr grandmother a boy?

[larkspur]

"I did a UK wide search there is a Emily Fido born in St Pancreas - but thats the Dec quarter - so would have been well after her baptism"

Emily Mary Ann Jane Fido died  Jun 1853.

I would order  the Henry Fido certificate, one way or tother you will find out. As you say no sign of a death for a Henry Fido- or anything else.

[avm228]

It would be best to get the certificate from the local register office so that (if they make the certificate up from an image of the original entry rather than a handwritten transcription) you can see the original handwriting which may be a clue to the reasons for any mistranscriptions later on.

[iolaus]

It would be best to get the certificate from the local register office

How do I do that?

[avm228]

It would be best to get the certificate from the local register office

How do I do that?

Follow the instructions on BathBMD:

http://tinyurl.com/puqxwea

You will see that it provides a clickable reference number which takes you straight through to an application form naming the applicable local office. It may be worth your while telephoning the office in advance with your query, as Heywood suggested earlier in the thread (always worth a try!).

NB I see that they charge £12 whereas the GRO charge is £9.25, so if Bath are not going to provide you with a certificate showing the original handwriting you would be (financially) better off ordering from the GRO.  So it is definitely worth asking them whether it will be a photocopy of the original or a transcribed copy.

[heywood]

Hi iolaus,

I was going to suggest just ordering the certificate to check the details.
However, as it is a bit of an oddity, perhaps you  may get a response if you contact the  local register office and ask.

Heywood

As avm228 suggests and as I do above, the local registry office may help.

bathnes.com

Here is some more information re corrections

There is an email contact. You may be required to purchase the record to clarify the name but perhaps not as it is more than likely an error.

I notice that avm228 has added a bit more now so I agree above 

[Annie65115]

My gt-gt-grandmother was registered at birth as a boy and the certificate wasn't corrected until she died 59 years and 16 children later 

[iolaus]

sorry to reserrect an old thread but just looked on the adjacent entries - the baby above 'Henry/Emily Fido' is an Emily Hook, the baby after is Henry Bolwell.

Just waiting to hear back from Bath registry as to if you get a photocopy before ordering (as if you don't I may as well order the cheaper version from GRO

[JayG]

The entry is listed on Bath BMD as Henry Fido MMN Fry.

http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/index.php

Jay

[weste]

My uncle Aubrey was down as audrey.